Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-12
THREE COMMITTEES
OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOLD LONG SIS
SIONS, LAST NIGHT.
The COdifying and Reprindng Of the Ordinances
Exsnpbng New Enterprises from Taxation,
and the Crsmatory, Discussed.

Inc JOINT special COlnLnltbcc aPPoihs~
by Council about three weeks ago to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY Of codifyiDg and re-
printing the ordinances of the city, and to
ascertain the cost of the same, met in
Clerk Bowers office last evening, and or
ganized by electiDg Mr.. Kenney chairman.
Mr.. Robertson, a member OF the COM
mittee, said he had made some investlga-
ton into the cost of the proposed work.
Two thousand copies of the book would
cost about two dollars per page, and one
thousand copies about n dollar and a
half a page.
Clerk Bowers produced the old printed
ordinance book, and the two volumes OF
| written laws, and after an examination OF
the amount of copy" the committee came
10 the conclusion that the new book would
he a volume of about 100 pages. One
thousand copies of such a book would cost
81, $50, after the work of revision had been
done.
A comparison of the cost OF compiling
the old ordinance book, in 1881, and gen
eral discussion of the subject brought the
members TO the agreement that the clerical
work would cost about as much as the
printing, thus making the entire cost oil
the work in the neighborhood of $1,000.
After bordering the question at great
length, the committee appointed a sub
committee of three TO visit the various
printing offices of the city and obtain a
more exact estimate, and also appointed
Mr.. Allison az q committee o! one to ascer-
tain about what the clerical work could
be done for; reports to be made to the full
committee, at a meeting To be called by
the Chair.
The members of the committee were
unanimous in recognizing that the work
OF codifying and printing would have to he
done sometime, and that the longer the
COB was put of the more difficult and cost
ly it would be. There was also 4 DISPOSE
ton to make the new volume a much more
complete and satisfactory one than those
gotten up in previous years, aud the desire
was To put the work of revision in the
hands of some one thoroughly competent
To do the work.
The special joint committee appointed
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of eXempting
new industrial enterprises established
within the city from taxation and water
rent for q term of years, also met last even
ing, and organized by elcctinG Mr.. Gavin
chairman. The members discussed the
proposition pro and con ut great length,
and finally adopted a resolution requesting
the Chamber of Commerce TO appoint a
committee of five, 10 meet with the
Council Committee and lay before
it the views and wishes of the merchants
and manufacturers of the city, the joint
meeting to be held on the 18th inst. The
Chamber of Commerce will doubtless APP
point this committee at its coming meet
ing. The members of the special Council
committee are unanimously in favor of
granting the exemption rs an inducement
to new enterprises TO locate here.
The Health Committee discussed that
last seasons chestnut, the crematory, At
considerable length, last evening, and
| finally adopted a resolution again recon-
mending to Council that the furnace he re-
moved from its present location to one
more easy of access. This same action was
taken by the committee at 4 recent meet
ing, but the resolution was tabled in the
| Second Branch, on motion of Mr.. Miller.
The iron building Ia shelter the furnace
was brought down from Pittsburgh by
boat, yesterday, and dumped off at the
wharf. The building is all ready To put
together, but cannot be put up until Coun-
ell settles the location matter definitely,
and authorizes the construction of a ionn-
datlon for the shelter.